solid
adjective
1. characterized by good substantial quality
- solid comfort
- a solid base hit
Similar word(s): good
2. of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- ice is water in the solid state
Similar word(s): hard, coagulated, solidified, concrete, congealed, jelled, jellied, dry, semisolid
3. entirely of one substance with no holes inside
- a solid block of wood
Similar word(s): massive
4. of one substance or character throughout
- solid gold
- carved out of solid rock
Similar word(s): homogeneous, homogenous
5. uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- a solid line across the page
- solid sheets of water
Similar word(s): unbroken
6. providing abundant nourishment
- good solid food
Similar word(s): wholesome, hearty, satisfying, square, substantial
7. of good quality and condition; solidly built
- a solid foundation
Similar word(s): sound, strong, substantial
8. not soft or yielding to pressure
- solid ground
9. having three dimensions
- a cube is a solid figure with six sides
Similar word(s): cubic
10. impenetrable for the eye
- solid blackness
Similar word(s): opaque
11. financially sound
- the bank is solid and will survive this attack
Similar word(s): sound
12. of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- work of solid scholarship
- based on solid facts
Similar word(s): serious
13. meriting respect or esteem
Similar word(s): respectable, upstanding
14. of the same color throughout
- solid color
Similar word(s): homogeneous, homogenous
15. acting together as a single undiversified whole
- a solid voting bloc
Similar word(s): undiversified, unanimous, whole
Sentences with solid as an adjective:
- That's a solid plan.
- Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid.
- I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude.
- a solid meal
- a solid constitution of body
- American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
- The delegation is solid for a candidate.
- John painted the walls solid white.
- He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
- A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
adverb
1. Solidly.
2. (not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.
- Many long-established compounds are set solid.
noun
1. matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
Definition categories: substance, matter
2. the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
Similar word(s): solidness
Definition categories: state
3. a three-dimensional shape
Definition categories: shape, form
Sentences with solid as a noun:
- Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week.
- I owe him, he did me a solid last year.
- I prefer solids over paisleys.
- The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.